When Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Baby2Baby would manufacture and distribute millions of free California co-branded diapers to every new parent, he claimed the deal "went through a competitive bidding process."State records reveal it didn't.California's official contract database lists the $6.2 million Baby2Baby deal as "NON-COMPETITIVELY BID."Baby2Baby is not alone.(Updated 7/17/26) Hours after this story was first published, the state released the Baby2Baby contract. That was 66 days after CBS California Investigates first requested it. The state also provided CBS California Investigates with responses from more than a dozen organizations that answered its Request for Information. They include Amazon, which proposed letting families order the diaper sizes they need, delivered to their door. HCAI also provided a "Finalists Recommendation" report in which it says it "met with all RFI respondents or organizations representing RFI respondents." At least one respondent, one of the nation's largest diaper bank networks, says it never got a meeting. Thirty minutes after CBS California Investigates received the records, the governor's office sent a lengthy email responding to the reporting below. We are reviewing the records and the response and will publish an update. We have published one clarification in the "Key Findings" below.